Paint me your Spring: Interviews with 'De Vrolijkheid'

Paint me your Spring: Interviews with 'De Vrolijkheid' (2025) is a documentary film directed by Auguste van Ysseldijk.

A talking heads documentary about young asylum seekers in the Netherlands, given space to express themselves through art. From poetry and rap to DJing and photography, it follows Auguste as he observes moments where language barriers are broken through the connections that creativity makes possible. Volunteers and organizers also reflect on what it means to create together, to share fragments of identity, to find recognition, and to make life in the asylum center a little more bearable.

Cast

Auguste van Ysseldijk

Self (Interviewer)

Ammar Dale Bsal

Self (Resident Artist)

Rezan Habash

Self (Resident Artist)

Wesley - IamTracey

Self (Resident Artist)

Mika Lego

Self (DJ Mika)

Marike

Self (Program Coordinator)

Lindy

Self (Program Coordinator)

Margion

Self (Volunteer)

Anke

Self (Volunteer)

Eliot Delmotte

Self (Interviewer)